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Soddies Seal the Second Half Crown with a Shutout
Nothing can replace memories made in champagne showers and cigar smoke. For the third time in franchise history the Amarillo Sod Poodles...
Austin Hartsfield
Sep 113 min read
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Ryan Waldschmidt does it all in an Atomic August
Corbin Carroll is the gift that keeps on giving for the Arizona Diamondbacks. When the former Soddies fan favorite burst onto the scene in 2023 and won Rookie of the Year, it activated the Prospect Promotion Incentive instated in the 2022 CBA to reward teams with an extra first-round pick for having younger players on the Opening Day roster. That meant that after the Diamondbacks got a second first round pick that they spent on Ryan Waldschmidt
Austin Hartsfield
Sep 25 min read
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Waldschmidt's Week, Roberts and Cerda set records, and more from a Series Win
The Soddies stayed hot at Hodgetown this week with a 51 run barrage of a series against the Corpus Chirsti Hooks. Amarillo moved to 28-17 in the second half, still having not lost a series since the start of July, and pushing their lead in the Texas League South to 7 games. Let's catch up with some of the standouts of the series before the Sod Poodles hit the road for the Alamo City.
Austin Hartsfield
Aug 185 min read
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Fernandez Drives in 4 More, Bratt and McLaughlin Make a Great Impression
The new faces for the Sod Poodles showed out as they picked up another win in the series opener on Tuesday night in Midland. Jose Fernandez with another big night soars in to RBI lead in the Texas League
Austin Hartsfield
Aug 62 min read
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Sod Poodles storm back from 9 down before Robinson walked it off
Wednesday night felt like a walk-off, but the Hodgetown crowd got the real deal on Thursday night.
Austin Hartsfield
Jul 113 min read
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Melendez' Milestone Makes the Difference
After an extra innings heartbreaker on Tuesday night that slipped away, it looked like Frisco was about to cool off this hot Amarillo team. Down a run and sitting at 48 home runs wearing a Sod Poodles uniform, Ivan Melendez stepped to the plate and worked a 2-1 count before sending Hodgetown into a frenzy. Melendez tagged a Joshua Mollerus pitch just above the yellow line left of the triangle in right center for a three-run shot. That home run gave Melendez the Sod Poodles Al
Austin Hartsfield
Jul 102 min read
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His Name Is LuJames: Groover's great season is taking him home to Georgia
Groover's Great Season is taking him home to Atlanta for the All-Star Futures Game
Austin Hartsfield
Jul 88 min read
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Through Wind and Rain the Soddies Steal a Pair of Wins in Midland
The Sod Poodles started the series off in Midland on the right foot, stealing a pair of games on the road despite the weather
Austin Hartsfield
Jul 33 min read
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Gavin Conticello's Got it Going in Amarillo
Gavin Conticello had quite the birthday week against the San Antonio Missions to add on to a hot start to the month of June. It started last week when Conticello, 22, helped the Sod Poodles escape making history by breaking up the Drillers no-hitter in the the seventh inning of a rain shortened game, grounding a 1-0 pitch for Amarillo's first hit of the month. Since then Conticello has slashed .333/.422/.513/.935 in the two series so far this month.
Austin Hartsfield
Jun 165 min read
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Soddies by Morning: Missions take Games 3 & 4, Groover, Melendez, Troy Homer
Long time Sod Poodles fans saw a familiar face tonight on the mound, as Luis Patiño returned to Hodgetown for the first time since 2019, this time to face his old team. The Soddies came into Wednesday riding a season-high four game winning streak.
Austin Hartsfield
Jun 134 min read
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Soddies by Morning: Extra Inning Magic Ends the Losing Streak
Just one out away from being no-hit in the series opener on Tuesday, LuJames Groover, Avery Short, and the Sod Poodles had other ideas on Wednesday night.
Austin Hartsfield
Jun 53 min read
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Soddies By Morning: Amarillo on the Road Again, Tulsa Preview, Roster Reset
Amarillo saw a crazy roster reset for the roation this morning, we take a look at the moves and preview Tulsa
Austin Hartsfield
Jun 34 min read
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Mieses Powers Frisco to a game one victory in Amarillo
After returning home after two weeks the Sod Poodles took on the Texas Rangers Double-A affiliate the Frisco Roughriders in game one of the six game series.
Austin Hartsfield
May 284 min read
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Soddies by Morning: Starters Shine, but the Sod Poodles Fall, Dropping Both Series on the Road Trip
Happy Memorial Day to everyone, with special gratitude to the men and women who have served our country, allowing us to enjoy things like...
Austin Hartsfield
May 265 min read
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Soddies by Morning: Amarillo Hammers the Hooks with a Hit Parade and Ray Continues to Crush May
With a little help from the Hooks, Amarillo jumped on top early and snapped their four game skid.
Austin Hartsfield
May 233 min read
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